we are not in a position that we would otherwise be in a position to do in terms of shaping the environment to prevent war. so in my view, this fiscal picture increases the risk of conflict around the globe. maybe not always involving the united states, but certainly the risks are increasing globally. based on our fiscal picture. the point i want to make is that the budget deal requires us to deal with a full deck of cards. those who want to take things off the table, in my view, are not being rational in terms of addition and subtraction. when i see a full deck of cards, that includes those participating in deficit reduction. it must be used over time and they can make very significant changes in the budget and do it in a way that does not damage our security. doing it abruptly as the fiscal cliff does, or any timeframe, it is not only inefficient, i think it endangers our security and our wrists. my final point is that missing element is primarily political will and i say that in regard to both political parties and the solution. the solution has to be forthcoming in the weeks ahead in th